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Carter No.: 106a

Handlist description: Wooden adze with bronze blade

Card/Transcription No.: 106a


106 (a) Wooden adze with bronze blade.

1:10 <> 2.5 deep 35 1.5 deep 19.5

<> Back of blade.

Handle of wood, painted white. Blade of bronze with rounded end, 2.3 wide Wood sets into blade tube as in sketch below. Handle round below cord. Cord gone. Bottom of cord hole rounded <>

Cleaned bronze with ammonia & afterwards well washed with water. Refastened in handle with celluloid cement. Sprayed with celluloid in amyl acetate to prevent paint peeling off.

Card no. 106a relating to Carter no. 106a
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